Earth Science 8 Chapter 6 Test Review

Which earthquake magnitude scale do scientists use to report to the public

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Earthquake hazard in coastal areas

Any measurable shaking of the earth

Tectonic plates moving away from each other are

Seismologists need data from three stations to pinpoint the

Point direct above the focus on the surface

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Smaller earthquakes that come from a major earthquake

Another name for a transform fault

An ocean wave caused by an earthquake

Seismologists study

Tectonic plates moving toward each other are

An instrument that detects and records earth waves

The most significant force at causing earthquakes

The most major faults in the US are in

The longest fault in California

The modified Mercali scale is used to measure _______ of an earthquake

Indicator of the energy released by an earthquake

Rayleigh and Love waves are

An instrument that only detects earth waves

Fastest waves

Faults do not move

Waves that cannot pass through the core of the earth

The horizontal direction of a fault

Earthquake hazard in mountainous areas

Two properties that allow a material to reshape without breaking

Subduction occurs at a ________ boundary

Joints move

An earthquake hazarda in urban areas

The angle of a fault's face

Center of an earthquake's activity

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